A little while ago I found out about Office Depot's ink cartridge recycling rewards program & give it a shot. Basically, for every ink cartridge you recycle per quarter Office Depot will rebate you with $2 of store credit. There is a little bit of fine print: you have to spend the equal amount that you will get back in rewards during that quarter, & they won't credit you unless you recycle at least $10 worth (5 cartridges) per quarter.
I recycled 6 cartridges for a credit of $12, but I had to spend at least $12 in order to get the rebate. Make sense? I decided to spend $14.99 on 24 rolls of Office Depot's 100% recycled toilet paper.
At the end of the quarter I got my $12 rebate and went back and bought another pack for $14.99. Grand total I spent $17.98 OOP or $0.37/roll. Most recycled TP goes for around $0.70/roll, so this is a really good deal. Previously I have used my swagbucks to purchase some recycled TP, & we still have some, but this will help my swagbucks go towards cheaper items & it should help our grocery budget as well. Plus, I'm getting paid to recycle!
Whether you use/want the rewards, if you have old ink cartridges lying around, please look into recycling programs. It's a great way to help the environment & potentially help your pocketbook as well.
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